#1Famous people · Union
Ira Cook, born in 1821, is Union’s famous person on record
In 1821, the American businessman and politician Ira Cook was born. That places their birth in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Next door, the list for Binghamton holds 67, Bridget Moynahan first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Ira Cook
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
Ira Cook
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Union
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Ira Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridget Moynahan: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Paglia: Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Dunham: cburypix, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac S. Catlin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ross Locke: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Taylor Gates: Pach Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Tull: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons